Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L vs AMD A4-5050

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A4-5050
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L AMD A4-5050

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L or AMD A4-5050 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L has 28 cores with 56 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to 4608 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L was released in Q3/2019.

The AMD A4-5050 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.55 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A4-5050 was released in Q1/2014.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21) CPU group AMD A4-5000 (5)
2 Generation 4
Cascade Lake Architecture Kabini (Jaguar)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L has 28 CPU cores and can calculate 56 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L is 2.70 GHz (4.00 GHz) while the AMD A4-5050 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A4-5050 is at 1.55 GHz.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Characteristic AMD A4-5050
28 Cores 4
56 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.70 GHz Frequency 1.55 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Characteristic AMD A4-5050
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L or AMD A4-5050 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon HD 8330
GPU frequency 0.50 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 5
Technology 28 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 2
-- Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon HD 8330
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L can use up to 4608 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 140.7 GB/s. The AMD A4-5050 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Characteristic AMD A4-5050
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR3L-1600
4608 GB Max. Memory
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
140.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
38.50 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L is 205 W, while the AMD A4-5050 has a TDP of 13.5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Characteristic AMD A4-5050
205 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 13.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L is manufactured in 14 nm and has 38.50 MB cache. The AMD A4-5050 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Characteristic AMD A4-5050
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
LGA 3647 Socket FT3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q3/2019 Release date Q1/2014
-- Release price --
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz
1037 (100%)
AMD A4-5050 AMD A4-5050
4C 4T @ 1.55 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 2.70 GHz
49876 (100%)
AMD A4-5050 AMD A4-5050
4C 4T @ 1.55 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz
1128 (100%)
AMD A4-5050 AMD A4-5050
4C 4T @ 1.55 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 2.70 GHz
21508 (100%)
AMD A4-5050 AMD A4-5050
4C 4T @ 1.55 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz
378 (100%)
AMD A4-5050 AMD A4-5050
4C 4T @ 1.55 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A4-5050 AMD A4-5050
AMD Radeon HD 8330 @ 0.50 GHz
127 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A4-5050 AMD A4-5050
4C 4T @ 1.55 GHz
2136 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L AMD A4-5050
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